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1946 Boston Braves Fielding Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1945 / 1947)
81-72, Finished 4th in National League
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Scored 630 runs, Allowed 592 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 81-72
Manager: Billy Southworth (81-72)
Ballpark: Braves Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 969,673 (6th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 101, Pitching - 101;   one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 94

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1945 / 1947 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Frank Barrett 32 23 17 4 12 1 0 .941 0.70 P
Johnny Barrett 30 17 2 11 4 26 24 1 1 0 .962 1.47 OF
Bob Brady 23 1 7 4 2 1 0 .857 6.00 0 C
Mort Cooper 33 28 33 6 25 2 3 .939 1.11 P
Dick Culler 31 132 695 279 380 36 68 .948 4.99 SS
Alvin Dark 24 13 1 0 0 22 6 14 2 2 .909 1.54 SS-OF
Nanny Fernandez 27 113 14 0 0 340 133 186 21 19 .938 2.82 3B-SS-OF
Carden Gillenwater 28 78 11 67 0 190 180 6 4 2 .979 2.38 OF
Don Hendrickson 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 P
Billy Herman 36 71 406 279 116 11 35 .973 5.56 2B-1B-3B
Stew Hofferth 33 15 69 66 3 0 1 1.000 4.60 0 C
Tommy Holmes 29 146 0 0 146 315 294 17 4 7 .987 2.13 OF
Johnny Hopp 29 126 1 57 0 726 670 45 11 45 .985 5.67 1B-OF
Johnny Hutchings 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 P
Al Javery 28 2 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 P
Si Johnson 39 28 28 6 21 1 2 .964 0.96 P
Jim Konstanty 29 10 7 2 5 0 1 1.000 0.70 P
Bill Lee 36 25 42 6 35 1 2 .976 1.64 P
Danny Litwhiler 29 67 65 0 0 134 128 4 2 0 .985 1.97 OF-3B
Phil Masi 30 124 536 470 56 10 5 .981 4.24 3 C
Johnny McCarthy 36 2 18 18 0 0 3 1.000 9.00 1B
Mike McCormick 29 48 10 33 5 113 109 1 3 0 .973 2.29 OF
Dick Mulligan 28 4 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.50 P
Tommy Neill 26 13 13 0 0 20 19 1 0 0 1.000 1.54 OF
Johnny Niggeling 42 8 17 4 13 0 0 1.000 2.13 P
Ken O'Dea 33 12 44 39 5 0 1 1.000 3.67 0 C
Don Padgett 34 26 82 65 12 5 1 .939 2.96 3 C
Hugh Poland 33 2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 C
Bill Posedel 39 19 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 0.26 P
Earl Reid 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 P
Skippy Roberge 29 48 147 63 80 4 11 .973 2.98 3B
Steve Roser 28 14 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 0.57 P
Bama Rowell 30 85 71 14 0 180 168 8 4 2 .978 2.07 OF
Connie Ryan 26 144 689 300 367 22 58 .968 4.63 2B-3B
Johnny Sain 28 37 82 20 61 1 4 .988 2.19 P
Ray Sanders 29 77 729 659 61 9 57 .988 9.35 1B
Elmer Singleton 28 15 9 3 6 0 0 1.000 0.60 P
Sibby Sisti 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3B
Warren Spahn 25 24 20 2 16 2 0 .900 0.75 P
Lefty Wallace 24 27 28 7 21 0 0 1.000 1.04 P
Max West 29 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 1B
Ernie White 29 12 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.25 P
Whitey Wietelmann 27 31 86 40 39 7 6 .919 2.55 SS-3B-2B-P
Ace Williams 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 P
Chuck Workman 31 12 3 8 1 25 22 1 2 0 .920 1.92 OF
Ed Wright 27 36 48 12 35 1 2 .979 1.31 P
Team Totals 29.5 154 5958 4121 1668 169 337 .972 3.36 6
Rank in 8 NL teams 3 5 6
Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Games played chart available on the Roster pages.

Player Standard Fielding--C

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Phil Masi 30 124 536 470 56 10 5 .981 4.24
Don Padgett 34 26 82 65 12 5 1 .939 2.96
Stew Hofferth 33 15 69 66 3 0 1 1.000 4.60
Ken O'Dea 33 12 44 39 5 0 1 1.000 3.67
Hugh Poland 33 2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 3.00
Bob Brady 23 1 7 4 2 1 0 .857 6.00
League Average .979 4.22
Team Total 154 744 650 78 16 8 .978 4.04

Player Standard Fielding--1B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Ray Sanders 29 77 729 659 61 9 57 .988 9.35
Johnny Hopp 29 68 588 535 42 11 44 .981 8.49
Billy Herman 36 22 186 179 6 1 12 .995 8.41
Johnny McCarthy 36 2 18 18 0 0 3 1.000 9.00
Max West 29 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00
League Average .991 9.28
Team Total 154 1524 1394 109 21 116 .986 8.84

Player Standard Fielding--2B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Connie Ryan 26 120 622 285 317 20 53 .968 5.02
Billy Herman 36 44 205 95 101 9 22 .956 4.45
Whitey Wietelmann 27 4 8 5 3 0 0 1.000 2.00
League Average .970 5.07
Team Total 154 835 385 421 29 75 .965 4.80

Player Standard Fielding--3B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Nanny Fernandez 27 81 248 83 150 15 10 .940 2.88
Skippy Roberge 29 48 147 63 80 4 11 .973 2.98
Connie Ryan 26 24 67 15 50 2 5 .970 2.71
Whitey Wietelmann 27 8 16 5 10 1 1 .938 1.88
Billy Herman 36 5 15 5 9 1 1 .933 2.80
Danny Litwhiler 29 2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.00
Sibby Sisti 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
League Average .952 2.84
Team Total 154 495 171 301 23 28 .954 2.79

Player Standard Fielding--SS

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Dick Culler 31 132 695 279 380 36 68 .948 4.99
Nanny Fernandez 27 18 65 25 35 5 8 .923 3.33
Whitey Wietelmann 27 16 59 28 26 5 5 .915 3.38
Alvin Dark 24 12 21 5 14 2 2 .905 1.58
League Average .957 4.67
Team Total 154 840 337 455 48 83 .943 4.45

Player Standard Fielding--OF

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Tommy Holmes 29 146 0 0 146 315 294 17 4 7 .987 2.13
Bama Rowell 30 85 71 14 0 180 168 8 4 2 .978 2.07
Carden Gillenwater 28 78 11 67 0 190 180 6 4 2 .979 2.38
Danny Litwhiler 29 65 65 0 0 132 128 2 2 0 .985 2.00
Johnny Hopp 29 58 1 57 0 138 135 3 0 1 1.000 2.38
Mike McCormick 29 48 10 33 5 113 109 1 3 0 .973 2.29
Johnny Barrett 30 17 2 11 4 26 24 1 1 0 .962 1.47
Nanny Fernandez 27 14 14 0 0 27 25 1 1 1 .963 1.86
Tommy Neill 26 13 13 0 0 20 19 1 0 0 1.000 1.54
Chuck Workman 31 12 3 8 1 25 22 1 2 0 .920 1.92
Alvin Dark 24 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00
League Average .977 2.17
Team Total 154 1167 1105 41 21 13 .982 2.13

Player Standard Fielding--P

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Johnny Sain 28 37 82 20 61 1 4 .988 2.19
Ed Wright 27 36 48 12 35 1 2 .979 1.31
Mort Cooper 33 28 33 6 25 2 3 .939 1.11
Si Johnson 39 28 28 6 21 1 2 .964 0.96
Lefty Wallace 24 27 28 7 21 0 0 1.000 1.04
Bill Lee 36 25 42 6 35 1 2 .976 1.64
Warren Spahn 25 24 20 2 16 2 0 .900 0.75
Frank Barrett 32 23 17 4 12 1 0 .941 0.70
Bill Posedel 39 19 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 0.26
Elmer Singleton 28 15 9 3 6 0 0 1.000 0.60
Steve Roser 28 14 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 0.57
Ernie White 29 12 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.25
Jim Konstanty 29 10 7 2 5 0 1 1.000 0.70
Johnny Niggeling 42 8 17 4 13 0 0 1.000 2.13
Dick Mulligan 28 4 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.50
Whitey Wietelmann 27 3 3 2 0 1 0 .667 0.67
Don Hendrickson 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Al Javery 28 2 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00
Earl Reid 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Johnny Hutchings 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Ace Williams 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
League Average .960 1.00
Team Total 154 353 79 263 11 14 .969 1.07

1945 / 1947 Fielding Statistics